NEW Pro Boat "ZELOS 36" Twin Cat

[steve p]

i think i"am going to get the 36" ZELOS, with 2 35c 6400mah 11.1v lipos, how long do think on running time???? one thing i really like, is they put 4 hatch locks
on the boat,you doint see that very often!!!!!!

thanks,steve p.

[Rafael_Lopez]

Hey Steve,

It's hard to say. It really depends on your driving style and the true rating of your packs. I've seen 5000mAh packs take back 55-5700mAh with th cut off lowered to 3v/cell. Our ESCs leave the packs at around 3.7v/ cell after cut off; set at 3.2v/ cell. Full throttle runs, maybe 4-4.5 minutes. Moderating throttle, 6-7 minutes, maybe more.

[Crash]

I am new to boating
for a guy just bashing around the lake with mild chop, would you expect the 36 inch cat or the 36 inch deep v to handle the waves better?
thanks, Dan

[Darin Jordan]

I am new to boating
for a guy just bashing around the lake with mild chop, would you expect the 36 inch cat or the 36 inch deep v to handle the waves better?
thanks, Dan

Dan, as a matter of fact, I was planning on mentioning that. I've found sport boating much more enjoyable with these larger boats
They are able to be run in "normal" water conditions, as opposed to having to wait for things to calm down.

Great size, in my experience.

[Crash]

thanks Darin
which style hull would you expect to handle better in normal conditions bashing around ....?

[Rafael_Lopez]

Crash, a cat will mostly never handle like a V in similar conditions, since the V is cutting through the water and has turn fins which help is pivot through turns. The V will mostly always feel like it is on rails. Our cats though, tend to drift around corners because of their wide beam, which means that you can push them harder than you could a "scale" cat with angled pads. The flat bottom of the pads also allows them to lose a bit of traction through the corners to break the rear end loose, again, allowing you to push the boat harder through the corners with less fear of flipping it. As far as general bashing, I feel about 6" chop will be both boat's limits. You can possibly get away with running in rougher conditions if you run length wise, etween the waves, rather than against/over them with mostly any boat.

A V will seem/look to be faster than a cat will, with the equivalent power system. I don't know why, but that is the way it seems to me. But the fact is that a cat will always be faster with the same power system of a V. For example, If we would have made this a single drive boat, and just thrown the motor from the Voracity, it would have easily been 5-10 mph faster than the Voracity, out of the boat. The load on the ESC would have typically been less as well. This is because the V is cutting through the water and the cat is skimming over it.

[Crash]

Excellent explanation Rafael.

[jaike5]

Rafael,
6' chop is for the real boats, I think you meant 6" chop. These new boats look great, and clearly fill a void. Will the 36" cat be offered in a single motor version ?

Cheers, Jay.

[Rafael_Lopez]

Jay, thanks for catching that typo. 6" is correct.

As for a single 36 cat, I can definitely say no right now. It would be a direct competitor to the twin, which doesn't make sense for us to do.

As a side project, I will be converting 1 of my twins to a single drive, just to see how it handles. I'll be powering it with the Voracity motor.

[jaike5]

Hi Rafael,

Whether you sell a twin or a single motor cat you are selling all the cats in this size seems to be a win win for you. Aq is selling zero, don't want to let them creep in. Stay ahead of the curve.
Just my .02 cents.
let me know how the conversion works out.

Cheers, Jay.

[Rafael_Lopez]

Hey guys, here is a comparison of the twin in between the other 2 latest released from PRB. Hope this gives you all an idea for size.

[arrover]

I love the bow notch shape and the stripes on the inside of the tunnel on the twin. You did a good job on the manual too. It looks like a lot of thought went into it.

[skeeler]

Hey guys, here is a comparison of the twin in between the other 2 latest released from PRB. Hope this gives you all an idea for size.

Very useful. Thanks.

[pistol18]

Sorry your job stinks Rafael.......

[Rafael_Lopez]

Sorry your job stinks Rafael.......

Tell me about it! I'm running out of places to store all these darn boats.